Is Tennessee backing away from the long-standing trend of expanding educational access to kids who live here? 

For generations, public schooling in Tennessee has operated on the premise that we all benefit if everyone gets a solid education. Politics seem to be turning that through-line on its head. Plus, the local news for March 25, 2025, and our region feels the impact of increased tariffs. 

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